Agent Licensing Reform - Where We Stand. The Big "I" Position: The Big "I" strongly supports legislation to streamline the nonresident licensing of agents and brokers to allow them to better serve the insurance consumer...

In my opinion, Customer Care is everyone’s business, and should be part of everyone’s job description. But in every organization there are those people – the customer facing people – whose primary responsibility it is to take care of the customer. It’s to them I am speaking today, so be sure to make sure that everyone in your organization has a chance to read these tips.

Some of us may wring our hands about convergence, while others may think it’s no big deal. But when it comes to branding your business, it’s a very big deal indeed—especially for companies with fewer resources...

Attendees of these seminars may earn up to 15 hours of continuing education hours for both the P/C and L/H licenses, including one hour of ethics.

IIANM’s annual seminars are excellent resources for current information on the ever-changing world of insurance. They also provide numerous opportunities for networking with colleagues in the New Mexico insurance community.

Diamond Partner, New Mexico Mutual is the preferred workers’ compensation carrier of the Independent Insurance Agents of New Mexico. Their superior claims management and local Risk and Safety Management team can help your clients get better results. New Mexico Mutual is dedicated to providing the highest quality workers’ compensation insurance and services in New Mexico.

InVEST Introduces New Agent Board MemberALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 2, 2015 – InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom-to-career education program, is pleased to announce that David Hale has been appointed to its national board. Hale is president, founder and owner of Hale & Associates, Inc., a Trusted Choice® independent insurance agency in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Federal Crop Insurance Program in the Bulls Eye AgainWASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 12, 2015 — The Big “I” is strongly opposed to S. 463, a bill introduced by Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Arizona), and H.R. 892, by Rep. John Duncan (R-Tennessee), which seeks to eliminate premium support for the Harvest Price Option (HPO) an important risk management tool for producers. Both bills were introduced today.[+]